Innovation Zero World Congress 2026 to spotlight decisive delivery phase of the UK’s clean growth transition

As the UK shifts from setting clean growth ambitions to delivering measurable results, Innovation Zero World Congress has unveiled its 2026 agenda with outcomes-driven formats and a focus on implementation, investment and cross-sector delivery.

Innovation Zero World Congress, where technology, industry and finance power the low-carbon transition, returns to Olympia London on April 28-29, 2026 convening 7,500 leaders, innovators and investors, over 300 speakers and more than 250 exhibitors focused on accelerating this journey through practical delivery, investment and partnership.

Tim Mann, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder, Innovation Zero, said:

“The UK has entered a decisive phase in the transition to a low-carbon economy. The conversation is no longer about targets and ambition – it’s about delivery, investment and implementation at scale.

“Innovation Zero World Congress is designed to bring the people responsible for turning policy into projects into the same room: government, investors, corporates and innovators.

“This year our new, application-based working groups and a bespoke meeting service will help move beyond discussion and accelerate real collaboration, partnerships and investment. The goal is simple: turn momentum into measurable progress.”

New for 2026: application-based working groups and curated VIP meetings

New features for 2026 will shift the Congress beyond discussion and towards measurable progress.

Application-based Roundtables & Working Groups
A new series of curated sessions will bring policymakers, investors and industry leaders together to tackle defined delivery challenges – from grid build-out and industrial electrification to procurement pathways, climate tech scale-up and supply chain transparency. Outputs will be shared following the Congress.

Bespoke Meeting Service for selected VIPs
A limited concierge meeting service will support selected VIP attendees with curated introductions across investment, deployment and partnership opportunities, helping accelerate high-value conversations and collaboration.

Innovation Showcase: connecting innovators with capital and customers
The Innovation Showcase will spotlight the UK climate tech ecosystem and the realities of scaling frontier solutions – from first-of-a-kind hardware to bankable demand signals, corporate partnerships and early-stage capital formation.

Pitch sessions will connect selected innovators with investors and buyers across energy, transport, land and water, built environment and monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV).

Programme highlights: policy, investment and delivery

Across the Main Stage, Innovation Showcase and specialist forums, the agenda will tackle the most urgent and widely debated challenges shaping the transition – including energy affordability, system build-out, frontier investment, AI and data centre demand, supply chain transparency and climate resilience.

Confirmed speakers and hosts include:

• Nigel Topping, Chair, Climate Change Committee
• Professor Emily Shuckburgh CBE, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
• Dan McGrail, Chief Executive Officer, Great British Energy
• Lord Adair Turner, Chair, Energy Transitions Commission
• Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Green Finance Institute
• Leslie Maasdorp, Chief Executive Officer, British International Investment
• David Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer, Science Based Targets initiative
• David Shukman, former BBC Science Editor
• Arshad Mansoor, President & CEO, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Main Stage sessions will explore:

• Climate resilience as an economic and security priority
• Reframing net zero as a growth and competitiveness opportunity
• How to keep the energy transition affordable, fair and investable
• Delivering the UK’s Industrial Strategy and regional growth ambitions
• The role of AI and digital infrastructure in the future energy system

Bookings for delegates, exhibitors and media are open via the website.

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Notes to editors

Event: Innovation Zero World Congress 2026
Dates: 28–29 April 2026
Venue: Olympia London
Scale: 7,500 attendees | 300 speakers | c.250 exhibitors
Description: Innovation Zero World Congress, where Technology, Industry and Finance Power the Low-Carbon Transition.
Media enquiries: InnovationZero@madano.com
Event website: https://www.innovationzero.com